The importance of cover rock in northern populations of the five-lined skink (Eumeces fasciatus)

Herpetologica

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 287-294

  Howes, B J ^a   Lougheed, S C ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Classification and Regression Tree (CART); Conservation; Eumeces fasciatus; Five lined skink; Microhabitat

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; LIZARD; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AMPHIBIA; EUMECES; EUMECES FASCIATUS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 4544310072     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/03-85     Document Type: Article

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